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Review Reasonably Priced Gear!

I received the December 2020/January 2021 issue a few days ago, and the products tested ranged from $2,500 all the way up to $20,000. This is all very expensive stuff and something that most people cannot afford, especially these days. Why not also review products that are good but affordable to most? There is no need to spend nearly five big ones for a streaming device when there is other good stuff at much more affordable prices. Finally, why not review turntables and other two-channel gear?

Francesco Tenti / Huntington, NY

Al Griffin Replies: We try to maintain an even mix of affordable and more premium-priced gear in Sound & Vision, but the price range of products reviewed in a particular issue can sometimes skew one way or the other. December/January was a good example of prices skewing higher. The February/March issue you are holding represents our attempt to right the balance by presenting reviews of more affordable products such as Yamaha’s RX-V6A A/V receiver ($600), Elac’s Uni-Fi 2.0 surround speaker system ($3,000), Monitor Audio’s Bronze 5.2.4 Speaker System ($3,659), and Samsung’s